Hakka Lo See Fun (Rice Pin noodles) with Minced Pork 客家肉碎老鼠粉

Home-made authentic Hakka Cuisine - part one

Recently, I bought a new cook book by Agnes Chang – "Delightful Snacks and Dim Sum" and was happy to find some authentic Hakka dishes in it. One of them was this simple noodle recipe -Hakka Lo See Fun (Rice Pin noodles) with Minced Pork .

Lo See Fun, literally in Cantonese it means "Mouse Noodle", is a type of rice noodle. I guessed the pin shape noodle was named after its shape being similar to a mouse?

This rice noodle is easily available in South East Asia countries especially in Malaysia and Singapore. They can also be found in Taiwan known as "米台目"and in Hong Kong known as "銀針粉". However, I doubt they are available in the Western countries. When I was in Auckland I was not able to find them in shops. Thanks to a friend for sharing her homemade rice pin noodle recipe, we got to enjoy it while we were there. I will share this homemade noodle experience in my next post.

If you are not able to get this specific type of rice pin noodle, you can replace it with other types of rice noodles such as "Lai Fun" 濑粉 or Hor Fun (Koey Teoh) 粿条 or just any other types of noodles preferred.

However, if you wish to challenge yourself in making your own rice pin noodle. Check out this post Home made  Lo See Fun, credit to my friend Yenny who shared this with me during my days in Auckland.

Hakka Lo See Fun (Rice Pin noodles) with Minced Pork 客家肉碎老鼠粉

HAKKA LO SEE FUN WITH MINCED PORK INGREDIENTS: Minced Meat: 250g minced meat 1 tbsp chopped garlic and shallots 3 tbsp oil 200g bean sprouts/Bok Choy/Choy sum 500g rice pin noodles (Lo See Fun) Optional ingredients: Fish balls/fish cakes/meat balls Garnish: 2 stalks of spring onion, chopped (optional) SEASONING: 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 tbsp light Soya sauce 1 tbsp Oyster sauce 1 tsp dark soya sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 100 ml water Dash of pepper METHOD: Blanch bean sprout/green veggie until cooked, dish up and set aside. Blanch Lo See Fun until hot. Dish up and drain. Heat up oil; sauté chopped shallots and garlic fragrant. Add minced pork, seasoning and stir-fry until cooked. Add in Lo See Fun and stir well, dish up in serving bowl, add in bean sprout/Choy Sum garnish with spring onion and serve hot. 客家肉碎老鼠粉 材料： 肉碎： 250克肉末 1汤匙切碎的大蒜和青葱 3汤匙油 200克豆芽/白菜/菜心 500克老鼠粉 装饰： 2棵青葱，切碎（可选） 调味料： 1汤匙鱼露 1大匙酱油 1汤匙蚝油 1茶匙黑酱油 1茶匙麻油 100毫升水 少许胡椒粉 方法： 1。将豆芽/菜心灼熟，沥干备用。 2。将老鼠粉灼热，盛起沥干。 3。烧热油，爆香切碎的葱，蒜。加入肉末，调味炒至熟。 4。再加入老鼠粉炒匀，盛起，撒上葱和配上豆芽/菜心，趁热享用。